The Steelers terminated the contracts of veteran cornerback Bryant McFadden and wide receiver Arnaz Battle, a special-teams captain the past two seasons, today in a series of roster moves.

Both had one year left on their respective contracts.

McFadden started on the last two Steelers' teams to play in the Super Bowl. The seventh-year veteran opened last season as a starter opposite Ike Taylor, but, hampered by a nagging hamstring injury, McFadden lost his job to William Gay.

McFadden played sparingly on defense much of the season, giving way to rookie cornerbacks Cortez Allen and Curtis Brown.

Battle became a special-team stalwart after signing with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent in 2010, but he did not catch a pass in either of his two seasons in Pittsburgh.

The Steelers signed a trio of players to offseason contracts, including cornerback Myron Rolle, wide receiver Juamorris Stewart and linebacker Brandon Hicks. They also released tight end Miguel Chavis and linebacker Erik Clanton. Each had signed with a the Steelers as an undrafted free agent last July, but both got hurt during the preseason